ndiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert (55) reacts after being injured during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace.

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Mike Wells

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Their starting center went to the locker room late in the first half and didn't return.

Their starting power forward was saddled with foul trouble and spent half of the third quarter on the bench. That meant Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel had no choice but to use his bench and play starters George Hill and Paul George heavy minutes in the second half.Whatever it took to keep the streak going. The Pacers overcame those obstacles to beat the struggling Detroit Pistons 88-77 at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Saturday. "Everybody just did their part," said Pacers power forward ...